The Door Thereof Towards the Temple
At the end of his first general conference as the prophet in April 2018, President Nelson announced seven new temples: “We want to bring temples closer to the expanding membership of the Church. So we are now pleased to announce plans to construct seven more temples. Those temples will be located in the following locations: Salta, Argentina; Bengaluru, India; Managua, Nicaragua; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; Layton, Utah; Richmond, Virginia; and a major city yet to be determined in Russia.” My family was thrilled to hear of the temple in Layton in particular, especially when we found out how close it would be to our home. There is now an open house going on, and it will be dedicated on June 16 th of this year. I thought it would be interesting to find out the status of the other six temples which were the first for President Nelson to announce: · Richmond, Virginia : This was dedicated in May 2023 and is the only one among the seven that is already in operation. ·